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Scientists Chart Opihi on Papah?naumoku?kea Shoreline

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Molly Solomon
Published August 27, 2013 at 11:36 PM HST
Kehau Springer
Kehau Springer
NOAA / ONMS
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‘Opihi on the rocky shoreline of LaPerouse Pinnacles.

A team of ten scientists and conservationists returned home after spending two weeks studying opihi populations on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. HPR’s Molly Solomon spoke with the lead researcher and has this report.
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Molly Solomon
Molly Solomon joined HPR in May 2012 as an intern for the morning talk show The Conversation. She has since worn a variety of hats around the station, doing everything from board operator to producer.
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